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Hello, all! Long time, no visit (June 2020 was the last time, so far as I can tell). Need a bit of help trying to decide what to do with my leaf. Here are my circumstances: As you can see from my signature, 18 months ago (or perhaps even more than that) I was at 87,000 miles on the odometer...

Is there a cheaper way to a Tesla EVSE to J1772 type adapter like the Tesla Tap? One of the family got a Tesla at Christmas and we visited for the first time yesterday with our Volt, but their EVSE is hard-wired. Worse yet, the way I WAS charging at their home was via spare space in their...

Somewhat surprised that I don't know this already, but are there any visual differences between the 2013 and 2015 cells that would enable you to easily identify the later Lizard cells over the regular ones?

Needed a parking disc for a short trip to Norway but a) didn't want to spend $15 to have one shipped from Europe and b) didn't want one that had the text in languages other than Norwegian and English. Downloaded a cover image from here...

I don't know how unique this is, but my front under cover panel (under the motor) has busted out at the rear bolt. This was due to incorrect reassembly after I got my warranty replacement battery pack - instead of tucking the cover's trailing edge up into the chassis first, the technician simply...

"America's most popular vehicle is going electric. Ford will make an all-electric plugin version of the F-150 pickup truck. "We're going to be electrifying the F-series — battery electric and hybrid," Jim Farley, Ford's president of global markets, said at a Deutsche Bank conference in Detroit...

I get a call from my wife yesterday afternoon that the heater in the Volt wasn't working - nothing but cold air, even with the heat set to 70 degrees on a 50 degree day. So I diligently check the Internet, and sure enough that's a thing - combination of either/both a valve getting stuck or/and a...

Trying to decide on removing the HOV decals from the LEAF and the Volt come New Year. They are looking a bit shabby on both cars, but if I take them off and then remove the adhesive residue, I'm probably going to have a ghost image of the shape in the less faded paint underneath. What are you...

Anyone file a claim for this last year? Lawsuit was about robocalls to cell phones of those who had a trial of Sirius XM but then never became a paid subscriber. Settlement estimates was for between $5 and $15 each class member, but I just got a settlement check for $82, though I can't remember...

Does anyone have any annual production data (or links to such data) for a system in southern OR vs. the same size system in So Cal, all else being equal but weather? My gut is telling me the OR system is going to be worth somewhere around two-thirds of the CA system, but that would only be an...

As if all the ads and pop-ups (including new browser windows) weren't bad enough, Photobucket has now killed 3rd-party hosting unless you upgrade your membership to an exorbitant $400/yr. I guess Photobucket is now owned by the same kind of a*holes that would bump up the cost of an aids...

How about regular cycling? I started doing about 30 minutes worth (8 miles) daily on this bad-boy about two months ago, in addition to the 45-55 minute jog on my treadmill each morning I've always done: Though about buying a folder and leaving it in the trunk but glad I didn't now - I've seen...

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First time in 6.5 years this has happened to me - rapid, repeating chirp from the dashboard and and a display message that was something like "release hand brake lever". I guess I must have held it in place for too long or something?

Well it's been many years coming, but it's pretty certain we'll be visiting Japan next spring. I say pretty certain because the only thing I have booked thus far is our flight to Narita. From arriving the plan is to stay 3 full days in Tokyo, before embarking on a trans-Pacific cruise out of...

Got a mailer the other day from caenergy.org/Swell Energy offering "up to" $5500 against installing a home battery system. Apparently they know this household is both solar and EV. Did anyone else get the mailer? Has anyone else signed up? It looks like Swell uses the Tesla Powerwall, so I'm...

Anyone else watch Samurai Wheels on NHK World? Recent episodes have featured such JDM vehicles as the Toyota Sienta and the Suzuki Ignis. Next week (Tuesday) they'll be rerunning(?) footage from the 2015 Tokyo Motor Show. http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/tv/samuraiwheels/

Update: See page 6 for some interesting data related to how your driving patterns might affect apparent capacity! I thought long and hard about simply continuing in the "Lizard Pack Holding Up" thread, but I think it's time to start admitting that all Lizard packs do not appear to be created...

Those of you who have seen me in person may not believe it but I jog, A LOT - 5k every single day - these days on a Sole F80 treadmill I bought for the house a couple of years ago (great prosumer treadmill, BTW!). So my legs are pretty buff, but I never seem to be able to exorcise my beer gut...

Do any of you carry a combination glass hammer/seat belt cutter in the car with you? I've seen two situations on the news in the last two weeks where a car's occupants couldn't get their seat belts off after a crash, one of which the car was on fire! I've been thinking about getting them for...